A/N: Woah...I think this is the fastest I've ever updated a story before...hehe. ;)
You all know I don't own Sonic the Hedgehog or anything else I ever write about! STOP RUBBING IT IN MY FACE SEGA!
...Have a nice day :)
The three knights stood in a circle, staring down at the frightened blue hedgehog, mouths agape.
"...What's up?" Sonic squeaked, feeling insignificant the way they were looking down at him like that. He stood up slowly, holding his hands up defensively as if to show he wasn't looking for a fight.
Silver looked him over, taking note of the fine-crafted sword clanking against his back. "Name?" Knuckles and Shadow looked at their fellow knight curiously, both thinking they should attack.
"S-Sonic." The two knights who have not yet spoken reached for their weapons, silently spreading their feet apart in a battle stance. Sonic tensed when he noticed this, mentally preparing to run away. "Look, I don't want any trouble."
Knuckles shouted, nodding his head and dropping his visor over his eyes. "You snuck past the gaurds and were in the same room as the Princess! Did you harm her? !"
Suprised, Sonic opened his eyes a bit wider. "What? No, I would never do that!" Shadow stepped forward and thrust his sword at him, halting inches away from his nose.
"Then what business have you here? What have you done to the Princess?" Silver stood behind them quietly, crossing his arms and listening. Sonic gulped, backing away until they had him trapped against the wall. "I- I just wanted to see her again."
"Again?" Silver finally walked over to him, pushing past the other two and squinting his eyes suspiciously. "You've met her before?"
Meanwhile, Amy opened the door to her bedroom, gazing up at her father expectantly. "Yes, father?" He walked into the room without a word, nodding at Cream as she bowed quickly and slipped out the door.
"Amy, I've been thinking aboutour last conversation..." She opened her mouth, but closed it again stubbornly, crossing her arms across her chest and sitting on her bed. "And?"
He sighed, walking over to her and putting a hand on her shoulder. "Listen. I do not want to force you to get married to a complete stranger. Please consider spending time with the suitor arriving tomorrow so you can-"
"No! I refuse it, father! I'm not going to fall in love with one of those snobby-stuck up princes!" The king bit his tounge to keep from snapping back, and instead leapt up and strolled away. "You don't know that."
Amy buried her face in her pillow and wept, shouting at him even though her voice was muffled. "Yes I do!" "How do you know? !"
He watched as she lifted her head and glanced at him, tears staining her face. "I can't...tell you..." He shook his head, not yelling, but whispering sharply. This method of fighting was in a way, more traumitizing for the Princess.
"You will meet with the prince, you will spend time with him, you will fall for him, and you will marry him." He slammed the door behind him, and she could hear him mutter something about 'stubborn girl'.
She could feel her lower lip tremble, and she couldn't help but let the tears fall. "Oh...Sonic..." She covered her face in her hands and sobbed, her head soon snapping up in realization. "Sonic!"
Tripping over her dress in the process, she jumped up and ran over to the balcony, throwing the glass doors open and leaning over the edge. "Sonic, he's-" Her words were cut off with a gasp, and she realized Shadow, Silver, and Knuckles had found him.
They all looked up at her, her face flushing from embarrassment. "Guys, I...uh..." She shrunk back from the railing, words escaping her.
Sonic blushed, moving his gaze from the Princess to the three knights.
He shrugged hesitantly, smiling sheepishly. "I guess you've already figured it out...yes. We've met." They glared daggers at him, each drawing their swords and closing in. "Guys, no!" Amy reached her hand out to them, yelling and getting them to stop.
They instantly halted, staring up at her; She thought for a moment before climbing up onto the fence. Silver, Knuckles, and Shadow all gasped, rushing over below her. "Princess!"
Silver held his hands out and a teal glow illuminated around his palms. Sonic raised his eyebrows questioningly, and looked at Amy to see the same light carressing her, lifting her off her feet and gently setting her down on the grass.
She immediately ran at Sonic, who was standing there dumbfounded at what just happened, and hugged him tightly. The three knights tensed at this, but reluctantly shealthed their swords at the Princess's presence.
"Princess...how do you know-?" Knuckles inturrupted Shadow suddenly, rolling his eyes in frustration. "He's the one she met in the forest before we found her."
Sonic instinctively wrapped his arms around her, feeling her nuzzle her head under his chin. They all glanced at the couple before returning to their circle, talking under their breath to each other.
"What are we going to do? When the King finds out that she's fallen in-" "Silence! The King will not find out. We will make sure she never sees this boy again."
Silver raised his voice at Shadow's words. "Doesn't that seem a bit harsh?"
Nervous, Sonic and Amy looked at each other. "Sorry I blew our cover...heh." Sonic chuckled, earning a small smile from Amy.
"It's fine...we'll figure something out." She hugged him again, then stomped over to the huddling knights. "Guys!" Their heads snapped up at the sound of her voice, and they straightened at attention. "Yes?"
She tried to maintain her serious composture, but soon couldn't hold it in anymore and began sobbing; falling to her knees. Sonic sped over to her, crouching down and holding her close.
"Pl...please don't tell anyone. I'm begging you guys- please! Do it for me!" At those words, they instantly felt their hearts grow heavier for the Princess. They exchanged glances.
Amy's words were barely audbile anymore. "I love him...please...!" Sonic sat fully on the ground and moved her into his lap, allowing her to cry openly into his embrace.
Knuckles, Silver, and Shadow considered this mentally, silently. They looked at each other once more before walking over to the two lovers, kneeling down and setting a comforting hand on her.
As soon as they were close enough, Amy tackled each one of them and smiled gratefully at them. "We won't tell anyone, Princess." They helped her stand, smiling warmly at her from under their armor.
"Th-Thank you." She wiped her eyes and hugged them, soon after returning to Sonic's side. The knights couldn't help but grin at them as they gazed into each other's eyes, lost in their own world.
Soon, Shadow spoke up. "You know...you can't see each other like this again." Silver nodded in agreement. "Yeah, you're lucky it was us who found you. To do it again...it would be too risky."
Sonic clenched his fist and shook his head. "I don't care, nothing's gonna stop me from seeing Amy!"
Amy blushed when he said that, and she sighed mentally. He's so romantic...
"Calm down, they don't mean never see each other again. They mean another way that's less dangerous." Knuckles spoke firmly, no one daring to disagree with him.
"But why-" "The King will have you executed if he finds you!"
Sonic shakily brought his hand to his neck, gently touching it and thinking about what might happen if he were to be discovered; and was silent after that. When he finally did speak again, his voice was barely a whisper. "I think we should find another way."
"But how? The only people I can see while I'm at the castle is the gaurds." Amy looked to her friends for help, but they just shrugged unknowing.
Then, Sonic jumped up. "That's it!" This startled everyone else, however Shadow maintained his constant frown. "What is it, Sonic?"
He grabbed Amy's hand and smiled triumphantly. "I'll become a knight." The three gaurds snickered, earning a glare from the Princess.
"What's your guys' problem?" Sonic set his hands on his hips, somewhat offended. Silver's smile faded slightly at the other hedgehog's hurt expression, and he stopped chuckling. "Well, it's just that- you've gotta be a really good warrior to become one of us..."
Sonic narrowed his eyes. "I'm a good fighter." Knuckles cocked his head, unbelieving. "And how are you as a swordsman?"
Shadow walked over to him and forced him around, yanking the sword from his back and studying it. "It's a fine sword you have here, but how good are you with it?"
Somewhat ashamed, Sonic bowed his head and stayed quiet. "That's what I thought." Shadow handed him back the blade and crossed his arms, shaking his head.
"Maybe you can teach him!" Amy ran over and held Shadow's hand, pulling him over to the other two and looking at them sweetly. "Please, one more thing for me?"
They hesitated; each of them considering the great risk they were to take if they agreed. "I'm a fast learner, a couple days- tops!" Sonic called to the group, in an attempt to persuade them.
Knuckles looked at Silver, Silver looked at Shadow, they all looked at Amy. She blinked innocently, pink hair blowing softly in the breeze.
They groaned, coming to a desicion. "Fine."
"We'll do it."
"Anything for you, Princess."
She immediately threw her hands in the air and squealed, hugging each of them again and then rushing over to Sonic. "This is going to work, Sonic!" He grinned, returning her hug affectionately. "It will."
The knights' ears perked up, and they looked around wildly. "Someone's coming." Sonic tried to back away, only to feel Amy's grip tighten around him.
"Don't go..." She pleaded, staring into his eyes. His hand felt her cheek gently, brushing the hair out of her face and softly touching her lips with his thumb. "I have to, I'll see you tomorrow. Okay?"
She nodded, reluctantly pulling her hands away. "Okay."
Watching sadly, she saw Sonic speed up a tree; then jumping to the wall and climing out of sight. She sighed, feeling Silver set his hands on her shoulders and leading her back to her room. "Thank you for doing this, Silver."
Amy whispered to him, winding her hand into his. "You guys are my best friends...I love you three..."
He smiled, covering his face with his visor and glancing back to Shadow and Knuckles.
"...We love you too...Amy."
A/N: hmm...this one is shorter than the other ones...
On a completely unrelated note- I recently watched all the cutscenes of Sonic Generation (since I sadly do not own the game :( ) I had done this with Sonic 06 before I bought it for Xbox...and it's a pretty good strategy for writing fanfiction. ^-^
But I have to say - I can't be the only sonamy fan that is disappointed with the lack of...or dare I say...ANTI-SONAMYNESS?! O.e
I mean come on...in the begining Sonic literally had his hand on her face! How RUDE is that...Sonic would never do that to Amy! I don't get it...in Unleashed they basically screamed at us "SONAMY IS REAL" but then in Generations they're like "hey, we changed the entire voice cast so let's change Sonic's entire relationship with Amy!"
:Takes deep breath: uhh...ok. maybe I'm still holding a grudge over them getting rid of Jason Griffith and Lisa Ortiz...but I'll never get over that! T~T (I love you, Jason) This entire A/N is basically just me blowing off steam...sniffle. :'(
I'm still really PO'd about this anti-sonamy thing with SEGA...and if I'm the only one who sees this...please, let me know. (lol)
So Im considering writing a sonamy story based around Sonic Generations...just to ease my pain.
'Kay, I'm done. :sighs: sorry bout that!
I'm already workin' on the next chapter of this! Keep your eye out! ;) Cyaaaa